Catch Up Post #1

This is the first in a series of catch up posts I’m DETERMINED to do.  I need to get all caught up on all the things that I’ve done in the past year.  Well, at least since May.  But, I thought I’d start with the most recent stuff, just to not be totally embarrassed about talking about stuff I did 6 months ago, right off the bat.  J

Accessories Challenges 1 & 2: 

September - Hats
I finished the embroidery that I’d been working on for something like, oh, 2 years, back in August.  Yay!  Just in time for the first challenge!  So, I sewed together the cap and did the final stitching around all the edges.  For the tie in the back I took 6 strands of the thread I used to embroider the cap and braided it in a long string.  It ties around my head and stays on pretty well.  Helps that I have hair that holds things, I suspect.

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October - Bags/Purses
A few years ago, my friend cross stitched some flower images for me, with the intention of me using them to create Regency purses.  I finally got around to making one of them this month.  I used information about triangle shaped Regency bags and made up my own pattern.  I have to say, the next one I make will be a bit more well done.  This first version has some kinks that I need to work out before making a more formal version.  I imagined this one would be used for daytime.  I think it’s cute.

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